Michishige Sayumi will release her second cat photobook, titled Itoshi no Paris Neko 2 ~Neko to Sera to Watashi~, on April 6.

The photobook is published by Odyssey Books in collaboration with Wani Books. In the previous Itoshi no Paris Neko photobook, Michishige only provided photo commentary. This time she is also featured in gravure photos.

[NGT48's Nakai Rika] is not the first idol to have come forward with her ‘poison tongue’. One famous example is Sayumi Michishige, the former leader of Morning Musume. Once a greenhorn with a self-aware lack of singing and dancing skills, Michishige was quick to carve her own niche in the area of variety with her own distinct personality. Some might even say she’s one of the original poison-tongued idols. There are two main differences between her and the younger Nakai, though. The first is that Michishige took her poison tongue in a slightly different direction, basing it on narcissism. The second is that she had purposely created this character for herself, exaggerating it on television. She took the spotlight on variety television for the caustic comments she made, all while singing praises about her own cuteness. It was almost a running gag of how Michishige proclaimed herself as the cutest person while smoothly offending the people around her. It raised both eyebrows and her popularity. That was a risky move which paid off well, making her the legendary idol she eventually became.

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